Flevopolder
Island polder in Flevoland, the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Flevopolder is an island polder forming the bulk of Flevoland, a province of the Netherlands. Created by land reclamation, its northeastern part was drained in 1955 and the remainder—the southwest—in 1968.
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Location | Flevoland |
Coordinates | 52°30′N 5°28′E |
Area | 970 km2 (370 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Largest settlement | Almere[1] (pop. 202,764) |
Demographics | |
Population | 317,000 |
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Unlike other major polders, it is surrounded by lakes and below-sea-level channels. By some definitions, it is the world's largest artificial island. Levees, dikes, and pumping were used to drain the land. The polder's name references the ancient Lake Flevo. The Flevopolder, along with the Noordoostpolder, forms the Flevoland province, which is located near Amsterdam in the southwest and Kampen, Overijssel in the northeast.